Dniester Under an Oil Slick: How a Strike on a Hydropower Plant Triggered a Transboundary Environmental Crisis
Pollution of the Dniester after the strike on the hydropower plant became not only an environmental but also a diplomatic crisis: Moldova declared an alert, and its diplomats handed a Russian representative a sample of contaminated water. Why can even 1.5 tonnes of transformer oil have consequences lasting for decades — and is Odesa at risk?
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Black Sea Under Fire: Environmental Losses and Legal Consequences
The environmental consequences of the war in the Black Sea have already moved far beyond isolated local incidents. Tanker accidents, spills of heavy fuel oil and vegetable oil, destruction of port infrastructure and other technological disasters are placing unprecedented pressure on marine ecosystems. For Ukraine, this means not only struggling to restore the environment. It also means systematically documenting environmental damage — to understand the true scale of changes in the sea and build an evidence base for holding those responsible internationally accountable.
The environmental consequences of the war in the Black Sea are therefore becoming a key subject of research for environmentalists, lawyers and international organizations.
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